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Editors Corner When I was 16, my dad walked into my bedroom and said, “Johnny, we’re starting a festival; you’re doing the parking. And he walked out.” 32 years later, Here we go again … Hope to see you at the 32nd Annual Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival. I am biased, but things worth seeing include 30+ performers John O’Brien, Jr. like Black 47, on their final tour, , Scythian, Dervish, Eileen Ivers, The StepCrew, tured in this issue, in the continuation of and many more, an internationally our summer long Festival Focus, kicked recognized cultural hall with a brand off by the 8th Annual Festival Focus new and very exciting, Temple Bar & Issue last month. Irish and Celtic Fests Museum, three award winning Irish in Cleveland, Dayton, , Great plays each day, Tir Na nOg (Land of Our American (NY), Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Youth) Children’s area, food court, work- Cincinnati and Muskegon follow. Check shops, presentations and so much more. them out and make your plans to make The weekend after is the Dayton Celtic this summer, the best summer. Fest and Great American Irish Festival, The World Cup is well under way, but and the weekend after that is the Dublin here in America – It’s Independence Irish Fest – so GOOD to be Irish, in Ohio, Day – how blessed we are, as we watch or anywhere ~ it’s time to get your green events unfold across the world. Owens on, and go! Sports has the low down on soccer and Then, We’re all off to Dublin, in the Irish football, for all ages; Terry talks of green, in the green … I’ll be performing the Books That Define ; we have SEPTEMBER 5, 6,& 7, 2014 “At Each End of the Rifle” at Dublin milestones and puzzles, The Book of Irish Fest, Saturday at 1:30 in the Spoken Kells finds Illumination and Memory Word Tent, and also at the Muskegon Lane is just a page or two away. We Irish Music Festival September 13th – found a fantastic, funny, new writer in At The Riverplex 15th. Richard Lardie, his 3rd column is inside. “From throughout mankind’s history, We still have two more openings for col- IRISH FOOD & BEVERAGE | CHILDREN’S AREA brothers and neighbors have fought; umnists; so if you think you can, submit. IRISH MARKETPLACE | IRISH DOGS & TEEN ZONE wars of words, wars of philosophy, and Out & About Ohio and Out of the simply just, wars. Our similarities, tho Mailbag highlight things to do, hear often hidden, tie us together, more than and revel in, and don’t forget, around Live Irish Music Featuring the differences tear us apart. At Each the world, they are coming to Cleveland, End of the Rifle explores, in poem and for The Mayo Convention. famous verse, those similarities, in a Please stop by and say hello at the legacy filled with stark reminders of just fests in Cleveland, Dublin or Muskegon. how similar we all are, whether born in I love your FB posts, Tweets, texts and Boston, in , or in Bethlehem.” emails, but putting a face to a name Scythian The Screaming Orphans Even more festival highlights are fea- gives beauty to your byline. Slán, John

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2014 Mayo Societies World Convention Comes to Cleveland

The 2014 World Convention of Mayo of Eddie Crawford, representing publicly Societies will be held in Cleveland, OH held business; John McCann represent- USA this fall. Mayo-the global family in ing Local Manufacturing business; and action provides a unique, affordable, and Ed McNamara of Aon Risk Solutions to intimate conference experience with in- name a few. ternational speakers offering high-quality National Geographic will be involved panel sessions as well as networking op- as well, presenting on the findings of the portunities. Distinguished experts from Genographic study carried out in Mayo Ireland and the United States will lead in 2013. Representatives from each of the discussion on the newest areas of collabo- Mayo Associations attending will have an ration and innovation in business, health, opportunity to have the test administered and education. (a cheek swab.) The results will be added For example: Our business panel is be- to the overall findings of the ‘Gathering ing moderated by Jim Boland and consists the Mayo Genes’ project.

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That Define Ireland, is a TOP panies throughout the state of SHELF read. Ohio. He has a Masters Degree *Terrence J. Kenneally is an in Irish Studies from John Car- attorney and owner of Terrence roll University and will begin J. Kenneally & Associates co. in an Irish Studies program at Rocky River, Ohio. His practice Holy Name High School in Fall consists mainly of defending 2014. [email protected] insured’s and insurance com-

The Books That Define Ireland Inside Story of Ireland’s Indus- trial Schools” is an expose’ of nificance. One the physical and sexual abuse of example being children confined to industrial Brian Merri- schools. These schools, while man’s 1780’s state-funded, were clerically run. Many of the religious con- poem The Mid- gregations who managed the night Court, reformatory and industrial which satirizes schools were the same religious the reluctance orders who also operated the of Irish men now infamous Magdalen laun- to get married dries. early. As the au- The two authors have done a thor notes, “This decent job with their selections 7/31/2014 book crops up and any book of this type is not over the centu- meant to be a definitive list but When one thinks about ries and several times in the rather to provoke debate and the great Irish writers, Joyce, book mentioned in discussions reflection. Fanning and Garvin Beckett, Yeats, Wilde, and of social class, cultural revival, accomplished exactly what they O’Casey quickly come to mind, and issues of sexuality.” set out to do, write a book that so you would think that a book Another selection by Mary is fascinating, frustrating, and titled, The Books That Define Raftery and Eoin O’Sullivan, thought provoking. From this Ireland, would include selec- “Suffer the Little Children: the writer’s perspective, The Books tions by a least several of them. Think again! This months Off the Shelf book by Fanning (a sociologist) and Garvin ( a historian) consists of 29 chap- ters and 32 selected titles and touches mainly non-fiction books that capture the develop- ment of Irish social and political thought from the seventeenth century up through the present. The books chosen expose the conflicts that have shaped mod- ern Ireland. These include the emergence and development of nationalism (with selections from Horace Plunkett and Mi- chael Riordan, James Connelly, Canon Sheehan and Padraic Pearse), the rise and decline of Catholic power (James Kava- nagh, Paul Blanshard, Michael Sheehy), authoritarian control of sexuality (Edna O’Brien and John McGahern), the Troubles (J. Q. Stewart) and present day political corruption (Fintan O’Toole, Elaine A. Byrne). I found the book intriguing for bringing up other writer’s works that have been underap- preciated in terms of their sig- 8 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com JULY 2014

chances against a tough defense West Side Irish American Club way through September. For and we encourage the players, in Olmsted Township, run by the month of July we will have if the shot is on, to take it.” volunteers from the St Pat’s sessions on both Sunday July Donegal on the other hand club. The primary goal for this 13th and Sunday July 27th. All are coming of a season of summer is to make local kids sessions start at 12.30pm and disappointment when they aware of the sport of Gaelic finish by 2pm. Cost is only $25 firstly lost to Monaghan in football and to introduce them per kid for the entire summer. the Final before suc- to the rules and skills of the A Facebook page dedicated cumbing to eventual finalists game, inspiring a lifetime of to the youth program has GAA Football Season: The – Dublin and Donegal. Mayo 4-17 to 1-10 – last year. devotion to the GAA games. been set up at www.facebook. GAA football season is well Dublin took care of business Many will argue that last Part of our reason for hosting com/clevelandstpatsyouth under way back home in in their Championship year Donegal had too much the sessions at the Irish Club are and other updates on the St Ireland and it promises to match up with Laois at Croke of a hangover from winning simple; this is a club that has Pat’s Club in general will be be another cracker of a year. Park last month – and once the All-Ireland Championship been home to many an immi- posted at www.clevelandst- grant or Irish-American over the patsgfc.com. For any questions years and a place where many on the program, please email families met up to socialize, [email protected]. they still do. In talking to many Trivia: Last month’s ques- of the adults of my age group/ tion: Brazil are this year’s generation it is clear that back hosts – when was the last time in the day this is where they they won the World Cup, who met a lot of their current circle did they beat and where was it of friends – this is where many played (country)? The Brazilians friendships and even marriages beat Germany by a score line of started. It appears though that 2-0 in the 2002 World Cup, held the latest generation of mainly in South Korea and Japan jointly. Irish-American kids in the Ronaldo, who would also win Cleveland area, are missing the Golden Shoe for finishing It’s early on I know but it is again it’s goals, goals, goals the previous year, and they out on this great opportunity as the tournament’s top goal already obvious to most who for the Dubs as they seek to will be out this year to prove of growing up in a readymade scorer, with eight goals, scored will be there in the end. Most be the first team to win back- it was a one off. I watched Irish community (center). We Brazil’s two goals in the final. of you have either watched a to-back Sam Maguire’s since Donegal beat Derry recently in game – especially with it be- Kerry did in 2006 and 2007. the Ulster Championship and ing free for a few weeks – or On their way to winning it they did with fire in their bel- you might have read some all last year the boys in Blue lies. There wasn’t a time when results online here and there. scored 13 goals and it appears a Derry player had the ball In the All-Ireland Football that they envisage doing the that it seemed three Donegal Championship, I’ve watched same again this season. Dub- players were surrounding a fair share of games this lin manager Jim Gavin, “The him and forcing the turnover past month. There have most pleasing thing from a of possession. I predict that only really been two teams coaches perspective is that we Dublin and Donegal will meet I’ve been impressed with continue to take those goal in the final this year. But who could rule Mayo out as they bid to wipe several years of final failure away once and for all? Youth Gaelic Football in Cleveland: This time last year the City of Cleveland and local clubs Cleveland St Pat’s and Cleveland St. Jarlath’s A full service law firm providing were gearing themselves up quality representation throughout Northeast Ohio for the biggest Irish sporting have been very fortunate over This month’s question: When event this side of the Atlantic the years for the support the the played to hit the e area – the 2013 WSIA has given us and without in the competition in the USA 20 Patrick T. Murphy, Esq. North American it, who knows where we might years ago, who was their cap- finals. We are now nearly one be today. Thus St. Pat’s feel tain and what English club team year along and the legacy the importance of keeping our did he play for at that time? of the ‘Games’ continues. youth program at the club. If *Mark Owens is originally www.dworkenlaw.com This past month, St Pat’s we can help a new generation from Derry City, Ireland and has kicked off their inaugural to the club through the cul- resided in the Cleveland area 60 South Park Place 950 Illuminating Bldg. Youth Gaelic Football Program ture of Gaelic Games then we since 2001. Mark is the Director Painesville, OH 44077 55 Public Square – part of a pledge made at the have done the right thing. of Marketing for Skylight Finan- (440) 352-3391 Cleveland, OH 44113 time of being awarded the The youth sessions and sign cial Group in Cleveland. Send (440) 946-7656 (216) 861-4211 Games to keep the sport alive up is very easy. We started questions, comments or sugges- (440) 352-3469 (fax) (216) 861-1403 (fax) and growing in the area. 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Mick McEvilley w/ the Oscar Wilde Award for Best New Play, Tho It Were Ten Thousand Miles; Technical Director Jim Hunt w/ the Behind the Scenes recognition award for Dancing at Lughnasa; Director Maureen A. Kennedy, Adjudicator John Countryman, Actress Carrington Rowe. Irish American Theater Company Wins Gold TREEHOUSE BAR “Congratulations to cast and crew of the Irish American Theater Com- 820 College Ave. pany Cincinnati Ohio for bringing home the gold from the Acting Irish Cleveland, OH 44113 International Theater Festival” The International Acting Irish The- 216.696.2505 ater Festival award was presented to IATC with the “Oscar Wilde” trophy for the Best New Show. The Theater Open 365 Days a Year Company is ready to tour Ohio, Indiana, Now Serving Lunch Kentucky, Illinois and other states with the show. Anyone interested in having Satuday and Sunday the company perform should contact Doors open at Noon the [email protected]. The Irish Heritage Center will be Live Entertainment preparing to host the Acting Irish In- on Sunday Evenings ternational Theater Festival in May of 2015. Acting Irish Theater Festival is an www.treehousecleveland.com entire week of Irish Community The- aters from Ireland, Canada and the USA. Funding/volunteering contact Maureen Kennedy: 513-225-6915. Steak • Seafood • Prime Rib Irish Specialties and Spirits The Unicorn Restaurant & Pub Every Thursday is Irish Night 7 – 10pm Open Seisiún – Open from 11:30 a.m. Tuesday - Friday Traditional musicians of all ages welcome! & 4:00 p.m. Saturdays $ 3 Guinness & Jameson on Thursday Nights 423 Main Street (Route 57) Come enjoy our patio, Grafton, Ohio 44044 expanded wine selection and new dinner menu! 440-926-2621 16719 Detroit Ave. Lakewood, OH 44107 Minutes South of 480 and Route 10 West (Elyria-Medina Exit)

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Dance, 87th Pipe & Drums, West And Profiles on such place, cultural demonstrations, Side Irish American Club Pipe & Irish luminaries as: The High children’s activities, food, bever- Drum, Irish American Club East Kings, Dervish, Solas, Frances age, 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Side Pipe & Drum. Black, Goitse, Slide, Christy Moore, Whiskey Tasting, Bike ride, Irish Live plays and comedy each Derek Warfield, Donal Clancy, Ceili Dance Saturday, a traditional day in our own Abbey Theatre, Mary Bergin, , Full Set, Gaelic Mass and Celtic breakfast featuring works by Irish play- We 3, Liz Carroll, Eleanor on Sunday and lots more FREE wrights and presented by The McEvoy, and much family-friendly fun! RiverScape Cleveland Irish Players, Cincin- more. MetroPark, 111 E. Monument nati Irish Players and Pittsburgh Cuyahoga County Fair- Avenue, Dayton Ohio and sur- Irish Players. Learn to Irish Step grounds. 440.331.4233 www. rounding streets in downtown Dance, Harpist/historian Dennis clevelandirish.org www.face- Dayton. United Irish of Dayton, 32nd Annual Doyle, Bodhran & Bagpipe Maker book.com/clevelandirish Twitter: Inc. 937-372-9788 or www.dayton- and an Irish Mass. Campsites Michael Vignoles. @clevelandirish celticfestival.com available. Herkimer County Fair- Cleveland Irish Plus: Tir Na nOg Children’s grounds, just off Route 5s in Frank- Cultural Festival area; Food Court; More than fifty 11th Annual Great fort NY www.gaif.us July 18 - 20 Irish gift and import vendors; In- Proceeds from the annual festi- ternationally recognized cultural American Irish Fest val help establish an Irish Cultural hall with workshops and presenta- July 25 – 27 Center in the Mohawk Valley. Con- Featuring: Ronan Tynan, High tions on our instruments, history struction has begun at the former Kings, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant and heritage in our brand new Featuring: High Kings, The St. Patrick’s Church, corner of Soul, Dervish, Malachi Cush, Temple Bar & Museum - explore Elders, Barleyjuice, Ratheltair, Columbia & Varick Streets in Utica. Scythian, Black 47, Damien over 200 exhibits covering the Fighting Jamiesons, Kilmaine Dempsey, The StepCrew, James land, events, people and places Saints, Hair of the Dog, Seamus Kilbane, Brigid’s Cross, Berna- of our Emerald Isle, including: Kennedy, Makem & Spain Broth- 27th Annual Dublin 13th Annual Irish Fest dette Ruddy, Fintan Stanley, Den- Remembering Patrick Kavanaugh, Dayton Celtic Fest ers, Runa, Tallymore, Get Up Jack, nis Doyle, Dermot Henry, Donal Holy Places of St. Patrick, The Bard McLean Avenue, Sprag Session, August 1 - 3 O’Shaunessy, The Kilroys, New of Armagh, Seamus Heaney, Irish July 25 - 27 Moxie Strings, Blarney Rebel Band, Barleycorn, Guaranteed Irish, Vampires, The Fighting 69th, Brian Featuring: Gaelic Storm, Rattlin’ Bog, Pat Kane, Donal Featuring more than 75 bands, Marys Lane, Lost State of Frank- Boru, Visiting Howth, The Irish & Scythian, Socks in the Frying Pan, O’Shaughnessy, Kevin McKrell, including: Red Hot Chili Pip- lin, Leneghan Academy of Irish Cancer, Exploring the Burren, Irish Full Setand more. The Stoutmen and more. ers, , Solas, We Dance, Tesse Burke School of Folklore & Ghosts, Biking Ireland, Plus: Enjoy Celtic arts Plus: Celtic vendors, 5K Dance, Campbell Brady School of Bodies in the Bog & More. and language, Celtic Market- run, food, Bagpipe Competition Continued to next page

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Celebrate Celtic-style with three days worth of FREE music, dance, Irish Ceili Dance: entertainment and culture. Plan now to get down to Dayton’s Saturday & Sunday premier outdoor event – the United Irish of Dayton Celtic Festival! 5K/10K Race: At RiverScape MetroPark in Downtown Dayton 111 E. Monument Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402 Saturday, 10:01 a.m. www.DaytonCelticFestival.com Celtic Breakfast: Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Gaelic Mass: Sunday, 10:00 a.m. 12 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com JULY 2014 continued from previous page demonstrations, Whiskey Tasting, Dublin Wine Cellar, Sunday Mass, Contests, dancing, Celtic Canines, , Brian Boru’s Ireland, and of course, a great cup of Irish tea! “Like Ireland, Except Smaller.” www. dublinirishfestival.org

Banjo 3, The StepCrew, Scythian, 12th Annual Kansas Climbing Walls, inflatables, Irish Skerryvore, Ashley MacIsaac, City Irish Fest Marketplace, Art in the park, Cath- Cara, Full Set, Black 47, Willis Clan, August 29 – 31 olic Mass 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Art Festival Sighting:Scythian ! Munnelly & Conneely, Rambling in the Park, The Snug, Boulevard Irishmen, Tempest, Old Bay Ceili beer tastings and Jameson Irish Band, Red Hand Paddy, Hooley w Gaelic Mass on Sunday. Visit www. Band, Mossy Moran, Homeland, Featuring: The Elders, Gaelic Whiskey tasting. Crown Center Liz Shovlin, Corned Beef and Cur- pghirishfest.org for info. Fun for Ladies of Longford, Drowsy Lads, Storm, , Carbon Leaf, The Square – Downtown Kansas City: ry, Mike Gallagher, Burke Conroy the entire family. Brigid’s Cross, Dance Groups, Killdares, Shana Morriaon, Eddie www.kcirishfest.com School of Irish Dance, Pittsburgh Pipe Bands, Local groups and Delahunt, Ashley Davis, Qristina Ceili Club, Pittsburgh Irish Reel- More. and Quinn Bachand, Socks in a 24th Annual ers, Bell School of Irish Dance, 15th Annual Other Weekend Highlights in- Frying Pan, Fullset, dance schools Shovlin Academy of Irish Dance, Muskegon Irish clude: Amateur , and many more. Pittsburgh Irish Terry Griffith, Ballet Academy of Kids Highland Games, Sheep Plus: Cultural displays Festival Pittsburgh, Alan Irvine, Pittsburgh Music Festival Herding, Dub Crawl and IGS & interactive workshops, Tourism Police Emerald Society Pipes and September 13 - 15 Energy/Dublin Irish Festival 5K, Ireland’s Culture Café, Comedy September 6 - 8 Drums Band, Macdonald Pipe Featuring: Gaelic Storm, La Bot- Irish Dancing and the Columbus Stage, shopping, ethnic food, ge- Band of Pittsburgh, Patrick Regan, tine Souriante, Moxie, The Dave Feis, Shop till You Drop, an Tra- nealogy, Whiskey Tasting, Beer Slua, The Wild Geese, Donnie Irish, Curley Band, The Ollam, Pogey, ditional Irish Wake, Irish Sports Tasting, Children’s Village, Rock and Whiskey Limerick. Socks in the Frying Pan, Seamus PLUS: Workshops and per- Kennedy, Blackthorn, Danny formances, ceili dancing, Irish Burns and much more. dogs tent, special Irish Mass Irish & Celtic music on four Sunday at 10 am, Irish conversa- covered stages! Continuous live tion, Irish musical instrument music, Plus: the Celtic Kitchen and demos, Irish Extreme Zone, Hedge Pub serve authentic Irish food and School, Curragh Racing, Blarney drink, an Irish Marketplace, chil- Bingo, Irish Brigade (Civil War dren’s activities, cultural center, Featuring: Scythian, Screaming re-enactors), and more. Celebrate and session tent. The Michigan Orphans, Makem & Spain Broth- Feis, an Irish dance competition, is ers, Socks in the Frying Pan The held on Saturday. Sunday features Willis Clan, Moxie, Matt & Shan- a 9am Catholic Mass, followed non Heaton, Tom Sweeney, Evans by a traditional Irish breakfast. & Doherty, Clear Blue Sunday, Located at Heritage Landing in Cahal Dunne, Dennis Doyle, Mat- downtown Muskegon. thew Craig & The Kerry Tipper www.michiganirish.org. JULY 2014 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 13

Festival Sighting: Canines, and Dancers and Smiles, oh my! 14 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com JULY 2014 Things to Do and See in By Linda Burke 49 Visit Forest’s ____ of Owls. 50 Rent a boat to spend the day out on ____ Neagh. 51 Let the children clamber about Olderfleet ____ in Antrim Town. DOWN 2 Take the kids to Barry’s ______for a day of rides and arcade games. 3 Take an ____ or guided tour of Dunluce Castle in . 5 Take a lovely gentle walk of about 2k up the side of a river to the. Cranny ____ in . 7 Have fun in the pool and on the ______in ’s Leisureplex 10 Tour the Bushmills Distiller, join in a whiskey tasting or enjoy a nice hot_____ made with the famous Irish Whiskey 11 Visit the meerkats,baby gorilla, and lots of other animals at the Belfast ___ in 12 Visit the Giants ______, Bushmills, North- ern Ireland’s most popular tourist destina- tio n with a large stretch of staircaseshaped rocks. 14 Play a round on the Royal ____ Club’s Dunluce links course. 18 Drive down the steep road Answers on page 17 to Murlough ___and for some spectacular- views near Ballycastle. 19 Discover Ireland’s industrial heritage in Lis- ACROSS intertwined trees featured 22 Place a wager on the _____ 35 Take a ride on a 19th cen- burn’s Irish _____ 1 Visit The Antrim Castle Gar- in the Game of Thrones. at Drumbo Park Greyhound tury steam _____ train complete Centre & Museum’s dens, an absolute gem with 400 15 Play Paint Ball or Laser Stadium. with Jazz musicians at the award-winning exhibi- ___ old gardens. Tag at Escamouche ______Laser 24 Browse the arts and crafts Whitehead Excursion Station. tion ‘Flax to Fabric. 4 Be careful at Por- Tag fpr a great day- at the ____ House in Whitehead. 37 Climb to the top of 21 Stroll along the white trush’s _____ Castle ru- out in Randalstown. 26 Tour The ______Belfast Knockagh ______in Car- sandy Ballycastle ____ near the ins...some of it has 16 Walk along Whitehead’s visitor attraction with special rickfergus to see a specatular harbour. fallen into the sea and beautiful Blackhead ____ to the effects, dark rides, full-scale view over to the 23 Explore the white _____ what remains has had to be lighthouse with beatiful reconstructions and innovative Mountains of Mourne beach at White Park Bay reinforced. scenery and dophins interactive features. 40 On a rainy day take near the Giant’s Causeway. 6 Take a dip in the cold water playing along the coast. 28 Explore ’s Carn- your family or friends out for 25 Sail on the Maid of Antrim at Brown Bay on ___ Years Day 17 Go through a _____ funnock Country Park with a day of ____ at the Need 4 boat to the Topedo ______and at , cut through the rock face panoramic views of the Antrim Speed indoor Karting track. to Shanes Castle 8 Stroll around marked “THE GOBBINS” Coast and the North._____. 43 Catch a performance in Antrim Town. village with its pubs, small to the cliff path proper to 29 Camp out or spend the day at the ______at the Mill in 27 Sign up to explore Belfast, selection of shops, harbour have a great hiking at Glenariff _____ Park and be Newtownabbey. discover new things and solve and coastal walks in the Glens adventure near Whitehead. sure to stroll along 45 Learn to drive a real _____ some clues and learn facts of _____. 20 Spend a quiet the Falls’ Walk. race car at Eddie Irvine’s Race about the city by following a 9 Visit the cairn of Sean _’____ afternoon exploring the 34 Stop in for a beverage School Ireland in Aldergrove. _____ Trail who was murdered in 1567, ancient Bonamargie____ and at the Crown _____ Saloon in 48 Stop at _____. 28 Grab some photo ops at located in Cushendun its gravesites in Ballycastle Belfast with its many snugs and the filming site for Gsme of Kinbane Castle, located on the 13 Take some phots of Bally- 21 Take a walk on the Car- memorabilia from the Brittania, Thrones’ Pyke, the capi- side of a ____ in Ballycastle money’s Dark ___, 200 year old rick-A-Rede _____ in Ballintoy. sister ship of the Titanic. tal of the Iron Islands! JULY 2014 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 15

My recent comments about Dublin’s 100th 1916 Rebellion to #16 from the burning GPO 1916 and Ireland’s age-old anniversary, Graham feels as I on Friday evening, 28 April. struggle for independence have do: Why would Ireland wish to It was from that humble struck a concordant note as have the royal presence be the abode on the following day did Tommy Graham’s edito- centre of attention, as surely the that marched rial in the latest issue (May/ press would make it, instead out to confer and then sur- June 2014) of History Ireland. of focusing on the men and render to the British army. Commenting on Irish Taoise- women of ’16, the Irish patriots Over the succeeding years, ach Enda Kenny’s invitation to who we’re planning to honour? this dwelling fell into disrepair Arles near the Mediterranean Aileen O’Neill, founders of, include some ‘English royals’ at Editor Graham makes his and was about to be knocked Sea. Its taste and texture sure you guessed it, Irish Atlantic case for excluding any of the by property developers. But top Morton’s hands down. Salt. Harvested by hand from 30 Take some fabulous photos Windsor clan after Queen thanks to a group of dedicated Today’s salt masters of the purest Irish seawater, their at the Gleno ______near Elizabeth endorsed the taoise- preservationists, this won’t this Rhone River delta still sea-salt flakes are born of time- Larne. ach’s suggestion. “Interestingly, happen. Instead, as Gerry practice an ancient art. Care- honoured artisan techniques. 31 Visit the birthplace of the there was little media comment Adams, Sinn Fein president fully, they harvest the ‘precious’ Begun five years ago in West 7th US President, at the Andrew on the nuance and preci- and Irish TD recently said, “I white crystals formed on the Cork, their partnership has ______Centre and the US sion of her choice of words: want to take the opportunity to surface of their crystalliz- given birth to a range of hand- Rangers Centre in Boneybefore, ‘the palace would welcome officially launch, at this most ers or saltpans. Needless to crafted Atlantic gourmet sea . participation in commemora- appropriate venue and at this say, their white ‘gold’ is dear, salt. Last year, with the comple- 32 Take a _____ taxi tions leading up to the found- appropriate time, the docu- but used in moderation, it’s tion of a new salt production cab tour of Belfast. ing of the Irish Free State.’ ment — The 1916 Revolutionary well worth the added cost. facility on the Beara Peninsula, 33 Spend a few hours Why would it? The Irish Quarter, A vision for Dublin’s My salty horizons expanded the O’Neill’s expanded trade exploring the Carrick- Free State came about in the historic centre. It is aimed at a bit more while visiting Brit- in both Ireland and overseas. fergus Museum & wake of a treaty grudgingly ensuring that the 1916 National tany last year. There in a little With their products securely Civic ____ with armor, can- accepted by a slim majority Monument at Numbers 14 to 17 gift shop was an unexpected anchored in Irish speciality nons, fire engines, and more. (64-57) of the Irish people under Moore Street is fully protected surprise...Fleur De Sel de shops, they’ve branched out 36 Spend some time viewing British threats of ‘immediate and preserved in its entirety....” lile de Noirmoutier. With its into Irish multiples such as the many artifact collections and and terrible war’, not to men- So with any luck, the own unique taste, I promptly Tesco and Dunnes stores. artists’ displays in the tion a disastrous civil war.” building, the street and its purchased several small bags. Irish Atlantic Salt is truly a Larne _____ and Art Centre. Speaking of 2016, Irish histo- laneways will be carefully In its simple packaging, it gift from the sea. Its unique 38 Stop to see the 3.500 year rian and writer Seán O Mahony returned to what they were was less expensive than the salt fakes literally melt in your old Ballylumford ______in wrote me regarding his assess- a hundred years ago and fancier Provencal canisters. mouth and give food a distinc- Islandmagee. ment of those preparations that a thriving and historic But the real coup de grâs tive accent. Put a box or two on 39 Spend some time at the now underway. He notes that educational centre will be up came on a recent journey home. your list of things to buy when Joey Dunlop _____ Garden the Irish Government appears and running by April, 2016. There in the local newspaper you are next over...they’re truly dedicated to the memory of confused, mixing 1916 Com- As you no doubt have was an entire page devoted a unique, practical and inexpen- 2 great motorcycle racers in memorations with the Great guessed from the copy and to rewarding the best of the sive gift/purchase. Check their . War 1914-1918 observances. adverts in this paper, Ohio is Irish food and drink industry. stocklisted places of where to 41 Take a ferry to Rath- Seán commented that both about to begin another wonder- Proudly displayed among buy at www.irishatlanticsalt.ie. lin _____ which lies be- events seem to garner equal ful Irish festival season. So in other entrepreneurs were the Safe travels & God tween Ballycastle weight: 1916 men and British early May, I attended its kickoff smiling faces of Michael and bless always, Cathal and the Mull of soldiers. “After all, the Irish- celebration in Cleveland. As Kintyre (). men who fought in Flanders, part of the 5th Kamm’s Corners 42 Take a scenic drove the Somme and Gallipoli Hooley, Ohio’s IAN Editor through the nine ____ were fighting people who had John O’Brien, Jr. organised a of Antrim: these never injured them or had any booth and corralled some of its green, tree-filled valleys by interest in Ireland. They were columnists to meet and greet the sea are some of the most serving an imperial adventure festival attendees. Together, scenic spots in Europe. and in my opinion cannot be we handed out hundreds of 44 Attend a service at St. Nich- compared with the 1916 men newspapers and talked to olas _____ with its tall steeple who fought for their own free- countless people. It was a great towering over other bi- dom in their own homeland.” promotion and, hopefully, we uildings in Carrickfergus. One bit of good news, if the introduced many Cleveland- 45 Visit Sentry Hill Historic Government doesn’t muck it ers to our nearly eight-year- House, a historic ____ house in up, concerns the recent devel- -American paper. Newtownabbey. opments at #16 Moore Street, On a personal note, for 46 Attend a church service close by the GPO. As you may several decades now, I’ve at Green Pastures, a modern remember, I’ve written you been carrying on a love affair church with a ____ band a about the efforts to preserve with, can you believe it, salt. lots of youthful members in and develop the structures I’ve watched chefs on the telly . at #14-17 Moore Street, the sprinkle in a pinch or dash of it 47 Stop at Carrickfergus final headquarters of Ireland’s during their food preparations. Castle, a historic ____ that Provisional Revolutionary Then, some years ago while on forms an imposing landmark Government during Easter holiday in the south of France, on the shores of Belfast Lough. Week, 1916. Pearse, Connolly, I discovered Fleur de Sel from Clarke and others had retreated the Camargue region, south of 16 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com JULY 2014

Squire’s Castle: Tony’s Big Idea Eddy Road and then right on #174. It was belief. We were sure no one saw us. great now, for the wind was blowing in John says, “What are you talking about?” by Richard Lardie Course, up the hill on the 16th hole. The the windows and we were boisterous in “Well,” says he, “all that yellow paint on In 1957, Man, was it hot. It had to be 95 sweat was pouring off my head, down my our anticipation of jumping in the creek. your tires tells me you are the boys who degrees and no breeze to cool you off. I cheeks and then down my neck onto my When we crossed Route 6 (Chardon Road) got paint all over my road, and the Mayor was carrying two bags at Manakiki Golf shirt, which was soaked. I threw the bags there were little cones down the middle has called me twice to see if I have solved down at the top of the hill to wait for our of the road because they had just painted this crime.” CRIME!! Tony and I looked The Shamrock Cottage golfers to get to the top; they were riding double yellow lines on it. I can’t say if it at the yellow tires, then at each other. Oh An Irish, Scottish & Welsh Gift Shop up in a cable car device. They did not seem was Tony or I, but one of us suggested that man, here we go again. to be as sweaty as Tony and I. “OK boys, here is the plan. I can take GUINNESS MERCHANDISE This is when Tony came up with you to the station, make a full report, NOTRE DAME MERCHANDISE the idea. His ideas were always call your parents and set a court date ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS good but sometimes got us more or …..” MERCHANDISE than we bargained for. “Or what?” 9097 Mentor Avenue Tony said, “Let’s talk John into “Or we can go up to the store, get Mentor, Ohio 44060 driving us over to the swimming some scrub brushes and gasoline, and hole when we are done today.” you boys can scrub all the yellow paint PH: 440-255-2207 FAX: 440-255-2273 John was caddying in the four- off my road that you smeared in your [email protected] some behind us along with an- little game of weave.”

John M. Luskin, Owner other buddy, Dave. John was the Did I mention it was 100 degrees? To only one old enough to drive. He cool off after caddying we were now had bought an old car for $50 and on our hands and knees on an asphalt was living the life. When we got road scrubbing with scrub brushes and to the 17th tee John and Dave had reached John should weave in and out of the cones, gasoline. It had to be 15% hotter on that the 16th green. Tony walked past them and like a slalom course. The weave began road. The police officer was there with his mentioned our idea. They both nodded in immediately. Down the hill, in and out, in flashing lights to protect us from traffic and agreement. and out, never hitting a cone. The cones to make sure we didn’t leave. The swimming hole was in a strand of stopped; we continued our merry way to People kept stopping and laughing with woods across from Squire’s Castle in the the swimming hole. the police officer. The Mayor stopped and North Chagrin Reservation on Route 174. Great fun was had as we cooled off talked to us and told us how lucky we We all finished our loops (18 holes of carry- jumping in, splashing each other, swinging were that they were letting us work our ing a golf bag) and headed to the car. It had on the rope, laughing, pushing each other way out of this. Did I mention how hot it to be 100 degrees now; we had to wait for and other all around shenanigans. Half an was? I wasn’t feeling lucky. the car to cool off with all four doors open. hour later, we were ready for an ice cream. It took us about two hours to get it done; We headed out the drive, turned left on Back to the car we hiked. I thought I was hot before. Nothing com- That was when we saw it. pared to the heat I felt now. The Willoughby Hills police Tony says, ”I have an idea to cool off.” I sh M car sitting next to John’s was about to tell him to keep it to himself Iri u car. with a very big officer when the policeman told us we were Live sic! leaning on the car. “Hi boys, trespassing if we went to the swimming been swimming?” hole again. We headed for home, tired and “Yes sir,” we all chimed in. sweaty, with blisters on both hands from “That’s a good way to cool scrubbing, and reeking of gasoline. off after weaving thru cones So if you ever go to Squire’s Castle on on a hot day,” says he. route 174, have a good look at how clean We all looked at each the road is and give thanks for the four hot other with the look of dis- lads that made it that way!

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political independence was ated a worldview that trapped “we are still learning to be Joyce’s to hand it over to a coalition him and ultimately destroyed contemporaries” is as true today View of the Catholic Church and a any chance of happiness he as it was when he wrote it in self-serving middle class. But might have had, so this Mr. Duffy 1959. On the centenary of the From Ireland how exactly does Dubliners had hid behind an armoury publication of Joyce’s first book reflect the lives of modern Irish of savage restaurant reviews of fiction, Dubliners 100 has By Maurice Fitzpatrick people? and contempt for yuppy com- provided a compelling reason Luckily, Tramp Press has ad- pany, which succeeds in perfectly to read James Joyce in our time. dressed just that question with translating the spirit of the Joyce It is a welcome book. appears, apparently to interfere a book, Dubliners 100, a retell- story into a 21st century setting. Dubliners 100 was published A Writer with himself. On his return, he ing of Joyce’s stories in modern Richard Ellmann’s view that by Tramp Press in June 2014 for Our Time is overbearing and menacing times. Tramp Press assembled towards the boys. Neither the fifteen of Ireland’s skilled prose One hundred years ago, on publishers cum censors who writers to create their own stories June 15th, 1914, a young man parsed the book for obscenity, nor inspired by the lineaments of from Dublin issued a book which the myopically sighted moralists Joyce’s originals. And they did would, he maintained, give Irish of the day spotted the potentially Joyce proud. people a chance finally to view scandalous implications of that The most outstanding ver- themselves in his finely polished story. sions of Joyce’s stories collected looking glass. He had also de- The less innocent Ireland of here are ‘A Mother’ by Elske clared that unless his first book 2014 is rather more aware of the Rahill and ‘A Painful Case’ by was published the civilisation of threat of child abusers, which Paul Murray. ‘A Mother’, who his country would be retarded. leads to the most searing news appears as a puritanical tyrant Time has a way of dealing story of this month. Why is it that wielding unwarranted control at River Terrace Building with such grandiose claims. The when the remains of 800 moth- her daughter’s first big concert 19111 Detroit Rd, Ste 200 Court of Chronos exacts justice ers and babies were discovered in Joyce, morphs into a watery Rocky River, OH 44115 in nearly every case. Spoofers in an unmarked grave in Tuam, Gaelscoil busybody in Dublin- 440-333-8960 are thrown out of court, never to Co. Galway, the Archbishop of ers 100. Irish language schools, [email protected] be heard of again; those whose Dublin vociferously condemned or Gaelscoileanna, are just the work rightly deserves attention the egregious treatment, and setting for a modern rendering are given a fair hearing. For all welcomed an official enquiry of ‘A Mother’. The mother in his bluster, the case put forward into abuse at institutions charged this story, Kathleen, belongs by that young man, James Joyce, with taking care of young women to a swelling proportion of the for his book of fifteen short sto- and children, and certain Irish Irish middle class who push ries, Dubliners, has been upheld. politicians rushed to claim that for Irish language schooling, al- Justice is more than a metaphor the numbers were exaggerated? though their under- here. Joyce spent more than a The answer is power: whereas lying aspiration is for decade of extraordinary struggle once the clerical class breezily something entirely to defend the legitimacy of his made such distinctions, today different. Not for her writing. In his fiction, he used our political class is the one the liberal views of proper names, slang and curse most removed from the exercise Educate Together, words; he expressed the tragedy of conscience and compassion. Rahill’s remade title of Dubliners’ lives, and even Archbishop Martin has done a character, Kathleen, confronted the dysfunctionality wondrous job of attempting to sees in such schools of their sexual relations. Publish- address the wreckage of abuse an oppourtunity to ers hemmed, printers hawed; perpetuated within the Catholic shield her princess they asked for changes, then Church; he has been brave, hon- from the worst as- more changes which were never est and humble. The power that saults that exposure enough. No diplomat, Joyce the Catholic Church used to have to a multi-ethnic so- challenged publishers’ view that in Ireland has been so thoroughly ciety may bring; she the book was immoral with the discredited that nobody but a is deftly wrong-foot- irony that would characterise wilfully blind adherent will trust ed in the story when his later work. For nearly ten in its explanations of past abuse. she is forced to cope years one publishing house after The Catholic Church is finally with other mothers another rejected the book. Joyce to be subjected to the law—the who refuse to follow joined a writer’s guild, and the archbishop is right to welcome her lead. publication of the book cost him this novel approach to justice. The retelling of ‘A infinitely more in delays and le- Against this backdrop, how Painful Case’ cap- gal fees than he ever saw from it. would James Joyce, a hundred tures the humour of Today Dubliners reads as a years on, have viewed the state later Joyce when the prescient collection. In one sto- of public and private morality hermitic and anemic ry, ‘An Encounter’, two truant in Ireland? We know from con- Mr. Duffy is trans- schoolboys meet a man in a great versations recorded with Joyce formed into Dublin’s coat who is the worse for drink. in his mature years that he was most feared restau- The man interrogates them about dismayed that the most Irish rant critic. Just as their sweethearts and then dis- people managed to do with their Joyce’s Mr. Duffy cre- 18 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com JULY 2014

The Book of Kells of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It is believed that the two monasteries con- Each day a crowd forms on the campus nected with the Book of Kells are the of Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland to monastery of Iona off the western coast await the opening of the Old Library. of Scotland and the monastery of Kells The crowd is not there to borrow books; located in , Ireland. Both they are there to view one book in seem to have been involved in the mak- particular that is kept under glass in ing of the Book of Kells. the college library. The The monastery of book is known as the Iona was founded by St. manuscripts was not easy. Some of the since the theft. Two months after the Book of Kells and is the Colmcille (also known designs are so intricate you need a mag- theft the book was recovered buried un- most famous book in as St. Columba) in the nifying glass to view them. There were der a piece of sod. After that the monks Ireland, and possibly the year 563 AD. Colmcille no magnifying glasses when the book at Kells watched over the book day and most famous illuminated was a master at copy- was made, so we can only wonder at how night to protect it. manuscript in the world. ing the scriptures and exactly the designs were drawn. The monastery at Kells came to an end The book was writ- he taught others how The pictures and patterns created in the in the twelfth century. The Book of Kells ten around 800 AD. It to make copies. About book are much more numerous than in remained in the parish of Kells until 1654. is a book of the gospels, two hundred years af- any other illuminated manuscript. There In that year, Cromwell’s cavalry was written by hand in Latin ter the founding of Iona, are full page portraits of Jesus and the four quartered in the church at Kells, and and beautifully illus- the monastery was at- Evangelists. On the written pages are the governor of the town sent the book trated with color pictures, tacked and burned pictures of people and angels, monsters to Dublin for safekeeping. The Anglican Celtic designs and draw- by Vikings. The ab- and animals. Most often the illustrations Bishop of Kells, Henry Jones, presented ings. We do not know bot of the monastery are used to bring out the meaning in that the manuscript to Trinity College in the names of the authors along with many of particular section of the gospels. Dublin in 1661, and it has remained there of the book. There are his monks escaped to It is estimated that the Book of Kells ever since. signs that more than one person wrote the monastery at Kells. Some historians may have taken as long as 30 years to The best way to view the Book of Kells the book as there are several different believe that the Book of Kells might have complete and involved the work of is to travel to Dublin. However, there are styles of handwriting. The illustrating been created as a very special tribute hundreds of monks. Just assembling other options if you can’t afford the trip. (known as illuminating) was also done in the year 797 AD, the two-hundredth and preparing the materials was a com- Facsimiles of the book were created in by several different hands. anniversary of the death of St. Colmcille. plicated task. The pages of the book are Switzerland in 1990. These have recently What we do know is that the book was How much, if any, of the book may have not made of paper, they are made of vel- been rescanned by Trinity College using written, illustrated and assembled in a been copied on Iona is unknown. It is lum. Vellum is made from calf skin. It is state of the art imaging technology. The monastery, possibly two monasteries, generally accepted that the book was made by cleaning the skin and soaking it new digital images, in the words of Trin- by monks who labored day and night completed and fully illustrated at Kells. in water and lime. After several weeks ity College, “offer the most accurate high to copy and illustrate the four gospels The art of creating and illuminating the skin would be dried and scraped on resolution images to date, providing an both sides with a pumice stone remov- experience second only to viewing the ing all the bits of hair and removing any book in person.” These images can be imperfections. The skin is then stretched, accessed on the Trinity College digital flattened and trimmed to make a smooth collection website at http://digitalcol- writing surface. There are 340 calf-skin lections.tcd.ie. pages called folios. That many pages If you want to view one of the 1,480 would require the skin of roughly 150 Swiss made facsimiles of the Book of calves. Kells you can do so in Ohio. The book, The monks designated as scribes wrote bound as one volume, is on permanent with a pen made out of a reed or a quill, display at the Washington-Centerville which was a goose or swan feather. Ink Public Library in Centerville, Ohio was made out of the juice of plants, (near Dayton). Two pages are viewable leaves and roots. There are five main col- at a time with major decorated pages ors used on the illustrations in the book. featured during certain holiday seasons. There are also browns and blacks, used to The Book of Kells is one of the many fill in the background of the full-page il- art treasures that have been handed lustrations. The colors have been studied down to us through the diligent work by chemists but it is not always clear how of thousands of monks who worked to these colors were produced. The secret preserve knowledge and through illu- of how they mixed the colors has been minated manuscripts were able to “turn lost and attempts to try to duplicate them darkness into light.” have failed to match exactly the colors in *J. Michael Finn is the Ohio State Histo- the book. The colors, by the way, remain rian for the Ancient Order of Hibernians strong and vibrant after 1,200 plus years. and Division Historian for the Patrick In the year 1006 AD the book was Pearse Division in Columbus, Ohio. He stolen from the sacristy of the stone is also Chairman of the Catholic Record church at Kells. In reporting the theft Society for the Diocese of Columbus, the Annals of Ulster described the book Ohio. He writes on Irish and Irish- as, “The chief treasure of the western American history; Ohio history and Ohio world.” It had a gold and jeweled cover, Catholic history. You may contact him at at the time, which has never been found [email protected].

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bride. He got a job with the tions, or lie waiting to bloom, York, then became more prolific. U.S. Calvary and worked in was new to Ashley, though I have more of a traditional the early days of the Wyoming many of us have experienced approach to songwriting, on Territory,” Ashley recounted. that genetic pull. Ireland is knee paper [vs Blackberry or iPad]. “My great, great grandmother deep in ghosts, and many have It all kind of comes full circle. immigrated from Italy, ‘Rosa crossed an ocean. Ashley began If you can see yourself doing Maria Marte’ – I said, ‘Wait, to explore Scottish and Irish any other career – then do it. If many Irish exhibit in forging Rose Mary Murphy?’ – an Ital- songs, finding special connec- you can’t, then you should be successful careers, and success- ian had married an Irish ful lives. Ashley’s songwriting woman, they kind of hid evolved from her Appalachian that. Their son was born Mountain influences; country, in a wagon being low- folk, bluegrass and Americana ered over a cliff during an music, to the full bloom of Irish Indian raid. They moved and Scottish roots further forged to Kansas, to be safer! through American immigration. “A lot of my influences, The drive to fulfill yourself, to of where my songs come seek out and conquer greater from, have to do with opportunities, has replayed itself my Midwest upbring- I have been hearing about throughout Ashley’s family his- ing. This granddaughter Ashley Davis for two or three tory, and is continuing today as of a Dustbowl survivor; years. The mighty Anita Daly in well, in both word and action. if you complained, they New York turned me on to her We spoke for more than two would say, ‘where’s music. But her new CD, Night hours. The CD review turned your pioneer spirit?’ Travels, became the impetus to into a profile sometime during “Age fourteen was my have a chat with Ashley, to see the chat; hope you enjoy both. first public, paying gig, “I don’t have a typical Irish on the back of a flat bed Cormac de Barra & if she was as intriguing as her Ashley Davis music. She is that, and far more. story. On my father’s side, my truck on a trail ride, sit- Ashley is Kansas born, with great, great grandfather, James ting in with a Country & those common sense country Davis, left , Western band – they let values of family, strength in the in the 1860s, headed for New me sit in and sing a few songs. tion in Clannad and the music in music. If you are not built face of adversity and listening York. He heard there was I then had a regular gig at a of lead singer . for it, you should be a chiro- to the voice within, which so land being given away out Honky-Tonk. I had an odd teen- “I thought ‘I am like them, I practor or something else.” west, so he went with his Irish ager life with gigging, with a lot phrase like them’; it was almost Ashley has collaborated with of outdoor festivals, an overnight thing –Bam! I the Chieftains’ Paddy Moloney, indoor auditoriums am no longer interested in Eileen Ivers, Cormac De Barra, and small towns. I Country music, just like that. John Doyle, John Spillane, absolutely knew; I went to music stores while Nickel Creek’s Sara Watkins SUBSCRIBE Today! that what I was at college in Nashville, and and Moya Brennan. Moya has Published 12 Times Yearly the 1st of going to be doing.” found Clannad, and others. nurtured Ashley, serving as each Month for the Ohio Area After her Kansas “I was buying into Clannad a mentor and offering Ashley First Class Mail upbringing, Ashley music – you just have to trust an amazing education, as she ¨ 1 year $30 ¨ 2 years $55 moved to New York. what is around the corner. A learned about building the Folks would ask her few years later, I’m on stage in “spectacular” vocal walls that ¨ I want a subscription for myself starting the month of ______to: her heritage, and she New York singing with Moya. are a family trait for the Bren- would say “Kansan”. “My parents were into 60s folk nans, especially for Moya and Name______They would respond, music – which had that wonder- her younger sister, . “I Address ______“Yes, but where are ful song writing influence going write on guitar and piano. My you from?” This was into me, unknowingly. Joan Baez, voice is my main instrument Phone ( )______foreign to her. She Bob Dylan, a big Gordon Light- of course. A guitar is like a City______State_____ Zip______would say “Irish and foot fan. I still am. I hold a lot of pencil for me. Once Cormac [De Italian”, and folks influence from those early folks. 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just looked at those gigs as prac- through the program. It was with books: fiction, non, of any sive. You can hear the want and ing with memories and hopes. tice; you’re going to get in four the best decision of my life. I kind. As many of those words the longing in her voice, and Beside You Near (w/ Moya hours of practice tonight and try was thrown into the fire – doing that you’re putting on a page feel it, played out in the song. Brennan) – Ashley wrote this out new material – it was four Masters classes, in Irish. I made each day, you need to replen- I Follow You – Strolling song especially for Moya; hours where I could just play. friends with a girl fluent in ish in your head so that you down the lane, aware but the trademark Brennan voice “Dad used to say, ‘My Irish, I was good at understand- have a constant well of fresh without urgency, I Will Fol- alternates with the matching daughter lives the life of an ing dialects. I learned so much; water to draw from. Woodie low You has expectations – an silky softness of Davis’ – just a Opera; she has extreme highs it influenced my writing and Guthrie said, ‘You write what ebb and flow, like life and love beautiful song, sung beautifully. and extreme lows. She’s been me. It was a great experience.” you see’, and that’s the truth. holding on, believing there Alone with Me – A little bit everywhere in between.’” In 2006, she journeyed to the “I was so focused on Night is something better, ahead. of zip, a little more tease. Many of Ashley’s songs, and Isle of Man, where she was an Travels. I now have the time Barbara Allen (with John Horses – This is the song most all on Night Travels, deal with Artist in Residence, capturing to look ahead. I’m one of Doyle) – Virtuoso John Doyle on fans connect with, most. The love, with finding, reaching and recording the native Manx those people pretty content the guitar is a perfect comple- ideas behind the words, of an- for another. “I clearly was in language, as well as the melo- day to day – writing, looking ment for Ashley’s vocals. Her other not being capable of giving a place that years/days were dies and stories of the island. at new places I’d like to play. voice takes on the same tone in all that full love entails for your daydreams and night dreams Another of the singer- “What would I like to do? Be- this auld folk song of unrequited partner, are the core of the song: were in my life – a friend sides win a Grammy, love, with a new arrangement. You loved beyond your means pointed it out, I didn’t plan it.” or an Oscar in the Night Travels – The title Now she’s to pay your debts I asked her if she was ad- music category - track, Night Travels contin- Well it must’ve been love dicted to love: “What bleed- That would work! I ues the mood and theme of It follows her home ing heart writer isn’t? If you would love to see dreams – daydreams, night every night are honest with your heart my music be placed dreams, lost in the longing for Like it follows you every night and with your audience, they in a motion picture love, for people, and for places. Ashley Davis collaborates can relate. If it is too pain- – that’s a goal for me The Blackest Crow – The with several of the best and ful, put it in the 3rd person. – I’m focusing more warmth of Ashley’s voice fills brightest Celtic music perform- “There is no greater debt than and more on that, a room. It especially shines on ers of our time on Night Travels; loving beyond your means spending more and this track. Fluctuations in the her vocal and songwriting [Liner Notes]. I am not refer- more time in L.A., timbre, in and out of dreams and talents stand equal with them. ring to the person saying it, but that sort of thing. desires, hot summer nights lying That they join her is testament to the other person, they don’t songwriter’s unique musical “Being true to myself and awake, sort of, with the dreams to their esteem. Taking the road have the ability to love you to adventures was a stint in Las putting out what I feel is hon- of tomorrow, content to think less traveled, I collided with the depth that you need. Cir- Vegas, where she was chosen est, and good, music. I study, and dream, for that moment. a gifted, insightful woman of cumstances become clear that as the soloist for the Vegas learn from the past, but I’m With You Tonight (with Eileen immense talent, overdue to be they can’t. The deficit becomes premiere of Michael Flatley’s very much a right now, day- Ivers) – I have never met a more recognized by a wider audience. the debt. Certain people have “Lord of the Dance.” Ashley to-day person. I’m doing some gifted, or genuine soul, than Night Travels is a Top Shelf different capacities in their spent one year with the show. work in Nashville – I have been Eileen Ivers. She joins Ashley on Selection. I also recommend heart – are you going to be with In 2010, she was named one asked to write some country this song, and the beat picks up Ashley’s two previous record- someone who can love you like of the most influential Irish- pieces – full circle! I am also with the fiddle; maybe a morn- ings, Songs of the Celtic Winter, you love, or something less?” Americans under the age of 40. writing stuff for what will be the ing jig surviving the nightmares, 2012 and Down by the Sea, 2011. The lyrical voice of Ashley There is no greater testa- next album and trying to go to as the warmth of both the fiddle You can get them on Ashley’s Davis, whether in her songs, or ment to her formidable talent, Ireland, to see Moya, in August. and voice fill the moment, drift- website: www.daisyrings.com in her conversation, have an perhaps, than the invitation “If an opportunity doesn’t ache, a practical realization that, Ashley received from the head present itself, it probably means as Daniel Patrick Moynihan of the Grammy Museum to there is a better one around the said, “To be Irish is to know that teach world music songwrit- corner. Be kind to others. You in the end the world will break ing for the Grammy camps will succeed if you put in the your heart.” Most deserve love, around the country. The hard work. I want to give my ab- most don’t get as much love as program chooses the most solute best to every moment of they deserve. And some, some talented high school students to what I am giving the listeners.” have the capacity to both give whom she teaches the uncon- Night Travels, Ashley Davis and to receive, far greater. ventional but most traditional Daisy Rings Music Ashley attended Nashville’s technique of songwriting. 2014. 11 Tracks, 47 minutes Belmont University, taking ad- “I want young writers to be www.daisyrings.com vantage of Belmont’s renowned able to open up and write from a Guests Moya Brennan, John music program and studying true place because that’s where Doyle, Eileen Ivers, Sara Watkins literature from the Irish, British the good music is going to come His Bride I’ll Be (w/Sara and Latin traditions. Pursu- from. [They shouldn’t] try and Watkins) – Ashley said fans ing a graduate degree from the conform; but to see themselves. found connection, responded Irish World Academy of Music I really believe in reading, and the most to this song, and #11, & Dance (then known as the having a heavy, steady diet Horses, but I found solace, con- World Music Centre) at the of reading. Reading is #1. I nection, in each of the 12 songs University of Limerick, Ash- have a list of books, trying to on Night Travels. His Bride I’ll ley then earned her Master’s keep myself on a schedule. Be is a slow sway, yearning for degree under the direction “I once heard a professor say. another, which is a theme of of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin. ‘Have a steady diet of reading; Night Travels. Ashley’s voice “We were the 3rd class to go stick to that diet.’ I am obsessed is strong, vibrant and expres- 24 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com JULY 2014

On This Day in Irish History: 1 July 1937 - Eamon de Valera’s new constitution, with its definition of Catholic morality and “women’s place” is approved, causing major protests among Irish women. 4 July 1690 - James II flees to France for assistance after his defeat by William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne. 5 July 1922 - Cathal Brugha (47) was mortally wounded fighting on the Republican side against Free State forces in Dublin’s O’Connell Street and died two days later. 12 July 1694 - Over 7,000 die in the Battle of Aughrim, the Williamites (Irish, English, Dutch, Germans, French Protestants, and Danes) are victorious over the Jacobites (Irish Catholics, French Catholics, and Germans). 14 July 1819 - Ellen Scanlon (nee Hanley) is murdered by the servant of her new husband, Stephen Sullivan. Both Gerald Griffin’s novel The Collegian, and the play The Brides of Garryowen are based on the murder. Irish barrister Daniel O’Connell defended Hanley in court. 21 July 1972 - Bloody Friday’ in Belfast. Over a period of 65 minutes the IRA detonated twenty bombs in the city, killing nine and injuring at least 130 others. 24 July 1908 - Birth of Roger McHugh, known for his play Rossa. 26 July 1856 - Birth in Dublin of George Bernard Shaw, playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. 27 July 1805 - Death of Brian Merriman, poet and teacher. Known chiefly for his 1000 line long poem, The Midnight Court, widely regarded as the greatest comic poem in the history of Irish literature. Its principal themes being the plight of young women, clerical celibacy, free love, and the misery of a young woman married to a withered old man.

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stretch the horses’ legs a bit. heat of release, but longed to be her in human form. Stripped Little did we know that when safely tethered to our childhood. of her liberty, the Selkie would a horse senses his first taste My daughter, my firstborn, surely die if she could never of liberty, he explodes in a is finishing her last final exam return to her home beneath the rush of wind toward the open of her freshman year in high sea. The Selkie longs for the field. Both horses galloped school. From the moment of life of both a human and seal toward the wider expanse, her birth, she was an other- according to her own overrid- then abruptly turned into the worldly being with a mind ing need for independence. field where our ride began. of her own. After nearly 24 When I traveled to London Independence We fed them and stroked Lady pulled me through hours of labor, she arrived for the World’s Irish Dancing Day their silky snouts. I can still an overgrown juniper bush into this world on her own competition, my daughter smell the pungent odor of and came to a halt. Other terms, incorrectly positioned, decided to rid herself of her There is something almost their bodies, a combination of rich chestnut locks in favor human about the eyes of burlap, hay, and sweet saliva. of a “beach-like, summery a horse. When afraid, the Over time, without the exer- look.” Without her father’s horse raises its eyelids in tion of rodeo riding and nightly knowledge she had the unas- distress, whites showing, lips cantors, the horses became suming hairdresser dye her curling over strong teeth in grass-founded, overfed and hair with blond highlights, a a frightened grimace. At underworked. Naturally, my definite variance from her rest, the horse’s eyes ap- younger cousin and I thought natural look of a Selkie. pear languid, seal brown, to take them out for a ride. Once again, my first- born liquid with contentment. Not wanting to draw atten- took control of her life in a Every young girl seems to tion to our intent of taking the most headstrong way. Not all go through a “horse phase.” horses out without permission, that different from her mythi- For a time between my twelfth we slipped onto the horses, cal other, my daughter longs and fourteenth year, I longed barebacked. Confidently, for that which is not natural to have a horse. My older we trotted around the small, to her, but still clings to the Missouri cousin had a brown fenced-in field. I felt like Annie familiarity of her true nature. beauty named Lady. She Oakley, fearless atop Lady’s My daughter will soon would ride Lady in rodeos and shining back. Convinced that leave with her grandmother through black walnut woods one man could tame another, for a month long holiday to on warm summer evenings be- my cousin mounted Tony. than a scratch from the juni- “sunny side up.” She was Ireland, sporting her new fore the sun set. Eventually, my Together, we took the horses per’s rough needles, I was fiercely independent from the blonde highlights. This is her cousin acquired another horse, on a leisurely ride through the unscathed. Wild and con- moment she drew her first first time leaving home. I am a large, grey-coated, and very hot field, ripe with dried cow fused, Tony bucked and threw breath, and is to this day. sad to see her go, but envi- masculine animal. His name pies and prickly juniper trees. my cousin from the great Her hair is long and of a ous of her chance to see the was Tony, and he had the look After a time, my cousin height of his strong back. deep chestnut brown. In world with the fresh eyes of of a feral stallion in his eyes. and I became bored with the Michael landed with a thud, looks and spirit, my daughter an adolescent on the verge When my cousin went off fenced in surroundings. He but was miraculously unin- has always reminded me of of many great adventures. to college, her brother and I suggested that we open the jured. Silently, my cousin and I a Selkie, the mythical seals Despite her desire to change were left to tend to the horses. gate to the larger field and shared a look of relief. It would who glide through the dark her most “Irish” physical at- be a long while before either of sea with haunting eyes and tribute, her dark, dark hair, her us would ride bareback again; souls in need of adventure. longing to visit the home of her a long while before we would In some ways she is like me, father’s family pulls strong on conspire to release an animal but not. I admire her strength her spirit. Although I worry unused to unbridled freedom. of character. She is not a “yes” over her impending home- To this day, I am not quite person like her mother. When sickness, she will adapt. The sure what possessed my cousin she learns to temper the fire of fragrant hillsides of Ireland and and me to take such a risk. her will with the goodness in the salty rush of the sea will With sleepy trout ponds and her heart, she will run through lead her toward new discover- ever-needy cows, the farm her horizon with confidence. ies and a greater awareness spoke of childhood innocence, Legend has it that the Selkie of what truly demarcates her but demanded responsibil- can shed its seal skin and live home. A child of Irish ancestry, ity. Cows must be milked among humans. The only an American child who longs twice daily, horses needed to hitch is that the skin must to immerse herself in Irish be fenced, calves needed to be never be stolen or the Selkie culture, my daughter will run guided into this world beyond cannot return to her watery headlong toward the seeming the trembling flanks of their home when her time with the freedom of her new horizon, laboring mothers. My cousin humans has passed. Thought but will inevitably return had his daily chores, and I, the to make wonderful wives, the back to the comfort of home. visiting guest, was the assis- human who longs for the *Susan holds an MA in Eng- tant, to labor and distraction. Selkie falls into the snare of lish from John Carroll Univer- On the brink of adolescence, the mystical creature’s seduc- sity and an MA in Education we searched for adventure on tion. Selfish with desire, the from Baldwin-Wallace Uni- our own terms. Like Tony and human steals the coat of the versity. She may be contacted Lady, we wanted to feel the Selkie in an attempt to capture at [email protected]. JULY 2014 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 27

wife!’ Out of the corner of my eye I asked ‘Are you from the Shankill could see the regulars looking at the lot (Protestant) or the Falls (Catholic)? of us and arriving at every number but Had I missed something? I’m in the right one. The wrong husband, the Dublin. I’ve spent over four hours wish- adulterer and the sinful wife bringing ing this nightmare were over, and this their domestic into the bar must have man wants to know if I’m a Catholic looked like a right soap opera moment. or a Protestant? I wanted to laugh at The drama only stopped when he the absurdity of it all. The Troubles I was something new. The trouble started heard the sound of sirens. Think- thought I’d escaped had found me out. In the early 80s I became a member shortly after we set off on the three-hour ing himself trapped he ran out of the *Terry, originally from Derry, now of an ecumenical community. The drive. Imagining himself to be the Devil, pub. As I was trying to stop the wife resides in Chicago and teaches Irish and interfaith group was committed to he began to rant about how he could from running out after him, one of British Literature at Loyola University, encouraging reconciliation, and dialogue destroy us all, especially the one making the bar patrons came up to me and Chicago. [email protected]. between Protestants and Catholics. The it impossible for him to escape. It seems community aimed to bring about a I had a special place in his thoughts genuine encounter that would prove to as he consigned my soul to hell, and be transformative. But, to be honest, I my body to any number of diseases. joined up simply because it was such His delusions shifted from the satanic a welcome change from the riots, and to being a prophet of God. Suddenly, he shootings that went with living in Derry. was having apocalyptic visions of death Now, I was safely ensconced in a vil- and destruction; again the brunt of such lage, beautifully placed at the base of the disasters was directed my way. Soon after mountains of Mourne; It was nice feeling he was Jesus Christ returned, and his first to have finally escaped the violence, and miracle was to try and kick the wind- tension of the city. I was with educated, screen out. Forcing the driver to stop, peace loving people who offered sanctu- the others worked to pacify him, and it ary to those who lived in difficult situa- worked for a while. Throughout it all, I tions by offering them an oasis of peace. never took my finger off the lock. I could Barely out of my teens, this new ven- feel his hatred towards me in every rant. ture was luxury compared to where I’d The plan was to separate husband come from. I was meeting people from and wife when we reached Dublin. I all over Ireland, Europe and the rest of would take the wife to a safe place while the world. It was great talking about the the two others took the husband to the Troubles without being directly involved mental hospital. The plan sounded in them. But despite my exposure to good to me. The sooner I got away the political violence of the North, I was from the crazy man, the sooner I could still quite naïve in certain respects, as take my aching finger off the button. the following story will demonstrate. When we reached Dublin, my finger I’d returned to the community after was numb. Carefully removing my finger a short stint back in Derry. During my from the lock, the wild man pushed open absence from the community, a young the door. It seems that the Devil and Jesus married couple had arrived for help. were not happy with their confinement. However, this couple needed help far be- On making his escape, the damned- yond the good wishes and prayers of this Gaelic Storm saviour delivered his final blow squarely kindhearted group. The couple’s drug to my chin. Initially stunned, I wanted addiction had left them mentally unstable. to crucify or exorcise him myself, but we During his short visit, the husband were peacemakers, and I found myself took himself off to the woods with a hopelessly trapped by my own ideology. knife, slashed his wrists and had to be While my friends escorted the husband admitted into hospital. The whole thing away, I walked the wife in the opposite was a mess, and soon he was bandaged direction. My jaw was hurt in sympathy www.michiganirish.org up, released from hospital with the with my finger as I marched her down a recommendation that he be admitted to busy street. Thinking myself safe, I was a mental hospital. And, since he was surprised to hear the sound of car horns September 12-14 from the South, it was decided to take behind us. Looking back, I could see Heritage Landing, Muskegon him to Dublin where he lived and admit the husband walking unaccompanied him to a hospital. His wife was of no behind us. With each honk of the horn, Featuring: La Bottine 3 covered stages help at all. A drug addict herself, and he would walk onto the road and bang Souriante, Moxie, Irish pub a victim of her husband’s abuse, she on the windshield of the offending car. was incapable of making any decisions Dave Curley Band, Pogey, dance performances The wife was slowing me down as Socks in the Frying Pan, or talking any sense to her spouse. she pulled herself towards the demon- real Irish grub Since the wrist bandaged man threat- possessed messiah. At this point, I was Blackthorn, Seamus Kennedy ened to throw himself out of the car, I was not very patient, and pushed her into and more. cool Irish market designated to travel in the back seat with the nearest pub. But the crazy man my finger on the button of door where would not be dissuaded. Into the pub Presented by he was sitting. I was familiar with riot- he came shouting ‘Give me back my ing, bombing and military raids but this